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NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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The situation: According to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, "There has been a growth in the availability
of methamphetamine in the [New Hampshire], particularly in
and around the seacoast area." In addition, the state has
had a mini-eruption of clandestine meth labs with 13 busted
by law enforcement in the past two years -- as many as the
prior five years combined. One area that may be of concern
to the state is the fact that a modestly larger percentage of
high school students than the U.S. average admit to using
meth sometime in their lives.
Meth in New Hampshire
-- New Hampshire high school students who say they have
used methamphetamine at least once during their life:
Source: Centers for Disease Control survey
Year 2003 2005 2007 2009
9th grade 4.6% 5.7% 4.0% 3.3%
10th grade 6.3% 4.1% 4.2% 5,6%
11th grade 10.3% 7.0% 4.5% 3.0%
12th grade 9.4% 4.6% 8.7% 5.6%
-- Clandestine meth lab busts in New Hampshire since 2004
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 2 6 2 2 1 7 6
Source: El Paso Intelligence Center
-- Number of people admitted to drug treatment for amphetamine-related addictions and the percentage of all admissions that were related to amphetamines (mostly meth).
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number 56 75 53 51 45 35
Percentage 1.1% 1.2% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
(Note: the national average percentage of meth admissions is 6.3%)
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
-- Seizures of methamphetamine in New Hampshire by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Seizure amounts are in kilograms (note: 1 kg. = 2.2 lbs.):
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Seizures 0 0.1 0,2 0 0 0
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration
Speaking of meth
"This is not TV. This is not the movies. This is the real deal. This is what methamphetamine does."
- Franklin Police Chief David Goldstein on a fire that ignited as police were raiding a meth lab
Drug information
800-804-0909
Finding treatment
in state:
603-271-6100
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High school meth use
Percentage of students who said they used meth at least once:
- U.S. average
- New Hampshire
4.4%
5.6%
4.1%
4.7%
2007 2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control survey